Pearl Hart (birth surname: Taylor) was an outlaw of the American Old West. They were Pearl Heart, Eva Dugan and Winnie Ruth Judd, known as the "Trunk Murderess". It was the site where the trials of three notorious women were presented. The second Pinal County Courthouse was built in 1891. Phy died a few hours after the gunfight, but Gabriel survived the encounter and died 10 years later. A gunfight ensued and spread to the street. The two friends became bitter enemies and had a confrontation on in the Tunnel Saloon. Later Gabriel withdrew his support because of personal differences with Phy. Gabriel decided to not run for sheriff in 1886 and supported his deputy Phy for the job. Sheriff Pete Gabriel hired thirty-nine year old Joseph (Joe) Phy as his deputy in 1883. One of the most notable gunfights in the Old Southwest occurred in Florence. Tunnel Saloon Gabriel-Phy shootout of 1888 All of the federal land transactions for Southern Arizona were conducted in Florence until 1881, when the Federal Land Office was moved to Tucson. Farming and ranching then played a major role in Florence's economy. Ī canal was built in the 1880s which enabled water from the Gila River to be diverted for irrigation. At the junction of Highway 79 and 287 there is a historical marker about Adamsville. The area where the town was established is now a ghost town and is currently within the boundaries of Florence. Most of the small town was wiped out and the residents moved to Florence. In the 1900s (decade), the Gila River overflowed after a storm and ran over its banks. The farming town had stores, homes, a post office, a flour mill, and water tanks, It was named Adamsville. In 1870, Fred Adams founded a farming community two miles west of the original Florence townsite. Silver was discovered in 1875 in the nearby mountains which led to the creation of the famous Silver King Mine. Florence became the county seat in the newly formed Pinal County. Ruggles held numerous public offices including that of Territorial Legislator. McCormick, he secured a post office in August of the same year. Recognizing the agricultural potential of the valley, he found an easily fordable crossing on the Gila River and surveyed a townsite there. He came to Arizona Territory in 1866 as a U.S. Levi Ruggles, a veteran of the American Civil War, founded the town of Florence on the south bank of the Gila River. In 1853, the Gadsden Purchase extended American territory well south of the Gila. Prior to the establishment of the town, the Gila River served as a part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
The area where the current town of Florence is located was once inhabited by the Hohokam, ancestors of the O'odham people. 1.2 Tunnel Saloon Gabriel-Phy shootout of 1888.
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